Regarding the limitations of voting on this website.
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Good evening. I have been debating making this post for weeks, but it is nigh time I get this out of my chest because I am getting sick and tired of keeping it in.
I would like to put forward a proposal to remove all the restrictions on downvotes. To keep it short, the 5 downvote per day limit is pretty ridiculous. Why are we limited on how many times we can disagree? What is the thought process behind it? On websites like Reddit, you are able to downvote as much as you want, and that is how it should be. The right to dissent is universal, and should not be obstructed in any way whatsoever. This restriction leads people to conserve their downvotes, and it limits freedom of expression. Before it is mentioned: no. Downvote bombing is not a valid reason as to why this limitation should be kept around. It is, at best, a flawed one. If you do get downvote bombed, contact a staff member to get it resolved. They have the ability to see which posts users upvoted/downvoted. Subsequently, reputation on this forum is just an arbitrary number that does not mean anything. One way I like to put it is that it is just useless virtual internet points.
Another limitation I would like to bring up is the 5-votes-per-thread one. Only being allowed to upvote or downvote up to 5 posts total in a thread is another restriction which needs to be abolished at once. The core issue with this restriction are the larger threads with multiple posts and replies. Much like above, it only leads to people conserving their votes. There are going to be more than 5 posts which you will agree or disagree with, no doubt about that. Both upvotes and downvotes are supposed to be a tool for communication between users, signalising agreement or disagreement respectively, without the need to state it in a reply.
Finally, the requirements you need to upvote or downvote in the first place should be lowered. Currently, for upvoting, you need 20 posts, and for downvoting, you need 50 posts and 200 reputation points minimum. This significantly disenfranchises and discriminates against newer folk who join the website. Personally, I'd lower it to 10 posts for upvotes, and 25 for downvotes, without any reputation requirement for either. It seems more reasonable, but I will not push for it as hard as the other two points.
This is the least I could articulate without the post becoming too lengthy. Let me know your thoughts, and feel free to add your ideas and proposals that I may have missed.
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Good evening. I have been debating making this post for weeks, but it is nigh time I get this out of my chest because I am getting sick and tired of keeping it in.
I would like to put forward a proposal to remove all the restrictions on downvotes. To keep it short, the 5 downvote per day limit is pretty ridiculous. Why are we limited on how many times we can disagree? What is the thought process behind it? On websites like Reddit, you are able to downvote as much as you want, and that is how it should be. The right to dissent is universal, and should not be obstructed in any way whatsoever. This restriction leads people to conserve their downvotes, and it limits freedom of expression. Before it is mentioned: no. Downvote bombing is not a valid reason as to why this limitation should be kept around. It is, at best, a flawed one. If you do get downvote bombed, contact a staff member to get it resolved. They have the ability to see which posts users upvoted/downvoted. Subsequently, reputation on this forum is just an arbitrary number that does not mean anything. One way I like to put it is that it is just useless virtual internet points.
Another limitation I would like to bring up is the 5-votes-per-thread one. Only being allowed to upvote or downvote up to 5 posts total in a thread is another restriction which needs to be abolished at once. The core issue with this restriction are the larger threads with multiple posts and replies. Much like above, it only leads to people conserving their votes. There are going to be more than 5 posts which you will agree or disagree with, no doubt about that. Both upvotes and downvotes are supposed to be a tool for communication between users, signalising agreement or disagreement respectively, without the need to state it in a reply.
Finally, the requirements you need to upvote or downvote in the first place should be lowered. Currently, for upvoting, you need 20 posts, and for downvoting, you need 50 posts and 200 reputation points minimum. This significantly disenfranchises and discriminates against newer folk who join the website. Personally, I'd lower it to 10 posts for upvotes, and 25 for downvotes, without any reputation requirement for either. It seems more reasonable, but I will not push for it as hard as the other two points.
This is the least I could articulate without the post becoming too lengthy. Let me know your thoughts, and feel free to add your ideas and proposals that I may have missed.
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i didnt know there was a limit to downvotes, i dont downvote at all- i just ignore wtv i dont like.. but i see your point :)
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Can you perhaps stop flooding the thread with posts that are not constructive?
Additionally, I brought up the point of downvote bombing, and said what needs to be done, but, you, apparently, did not wish to continue reading my post.
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Can you perhaps stop flooding the thread with posts that are not constructive?
Additionally, I brought up the point of downvote bombing, and said what needs to be done, but, you, apparently, did not wish to continue reading my post.
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@Grind said in Regarding the limitations of voting on this website.:
@Idyll Okok me read just stop downvoting
English please
